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(88) Date of publication A3: 16.07.2009 (43) Date of publication: 14.07.2010 Bulletin 2010/28 (21) Application number: 08840565.9 (22) Date of filing: 16.10.2008

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H04L 27/34(2006.01) H04B 10/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2008/080237 (87) International publication number: WO 2009/052332 (23.04.2009 Gazette 2009/17)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA MK RS (30) Priority: 16.10.2007 US 980441 P (71) Applicant: Opnext Subsystems, Inc. Los Gatos CA 95032 (US)	(72) Inventors: MALOUIN, Christian San Jose CA 95136 (US) SCHMIDT, Theodore Gilroy CA 95020 (US) (74) Representative: Peterreins, Frank et al Fish & Richardson P.C. Highlight Towers Mies-van-der-Rohe-Straße 8 D- 80807 München D- 80807 München (DE)